
Each year, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ diligently prepares and submits appropriations requests for federal funding, including program requests, plus-ups, language requests, and community project funding, (formerly "earmarks").
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ strives to ensure its funding requests align with federal priorities and community needs, and the university actively engages members of the state congressional delegation, fostering strong partnerships to secure vital resources for its academic and research endeavors.
As bills move from committee to the House and Senate floor and onto the President's desk, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ closely tracks their progress, remaining proactive throughout the appropriations process.
Below, you will find a timeline (subject to change) corresponding to the university’s annual Federal Appropriations process.
Date Event
- May FY Federal Appropriations Process begins
- June-August Campus community develops requests
- September Deadline to submit requests via the appropriations request form
- September Identification and communication of projects selected for inclusion
- October Project templates due
- October Meetings with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s federal lobbying team and requestor points of contact
- January Final applications due
- February Office of Government & Community Engagement submits 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Requests to Nevada's Congressional Delegation
Information regarding 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Federal Appropriations Requests, beginning with the most recent fiscal year, can be found below, and a brief description of each request can be found on the Federal Funding Request Spotlights webpage.
FY26 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s FY26 Appropriations Request include the following:
- 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Instrumentation for Pathogen Detection in Water - $2,000,000
- Nursing Education Innovation - $2,398,000
- Holocaust & Genocide Center - $900,000
- Transportation Data Integration and Analytics System - $1,380,000
- NVForward Registered Educator Apprenticeship Consortia - $3,013,000
- PARAVEC Enhancing Parasitology and Vector Biology Laboratory - $1,983,000
- GOED Request - Talent Retention Program 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, StepUP & Start Up - $4,530,000
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FY25 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's FY25 Appropriations Request included the following:
- Radiochemistry - $2,200,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Challenger Learning Center - $2,300,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Digital Equity and Research Infrastructure Enhancement (DERIE) - $3,300,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Nursing - $2,400,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) - $1,400,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Jackson Street Experience - $900,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Trio & Gear Up - $900,000 - Not funded in FY25
- Hispanic Serving Research and STEM Education Cohort Program - $30,000,000 (Joint Request in Partnership w/ AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, NV, NM, NY, & TX) - Not funded in FY25
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FY24 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s FY24 Appropriations Requests were approved, as follows:
- Hybrid Quantum Computing - Not funded in FY24
- Nursing Simulation - $400,000
- BioX - Cell Sorter - Not funded in FY24
- Supercomputer Investment/High Performance Computing - $4,000,000
- 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Analytical Equipment for Standardized Tectonic Measurement (Alphachron) - $982,000
- Smart Cities - Not funded in FY24
- National Nuclear Cybersecurity Workforce Program - Not funded in FY24
- Nevada Nuclear Security Site - Not funded in FY24